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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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